Did A Man Ask Muslims To Boycott Hindu Shops In Bengaluru? Here's The Truth

A video of a Muslim man asking a crowd not to buy things from Hindu shops has been doing rounds on social media sites.

In the clip, the Muslim man urges the crowd not to buy petrol and medicines from shops belonging to Hindus. In the clip, he is heard asking people not to use auto and taxis service run by them. Doing so, they will attain 'jannat' and Allah's blessings.

A user on Twitter shared the clip and wrote, "Bengaluru: Muslims planning complete boycott of Hindus. "We must swear by prophet Muhammad and his children that we Momins will not get petrol at Hindu pumps, buy medicine from Hindu shops, or ride in their vehicles. If you boycott Hindus, then Allah will allow us into jannat.""

Also this video was shared on Twitter claiming to be related to Bangalore.

However, the Karnataka State Police's fact check has shot down the claims with a clarification that it is not linked to Karnataka.

The same video was shared on Twitter on March 15, 2023. Rajasthan's Barmer Police responded to the tweet and clarified that this video is from 2019.

An accident had taken place near the Gagariya petrol pump in June. Following the incident, the victim's family members held a protest where the said man called for a boycott.

"The above video is from Bhojariya village near the Bijrad police station. On June 28, 2019, one person died and three persons were injured due to an accident in a private bus in front of the petrol pump in Gagariya village, which comes under the jurisdiction of Ramsar Police," the message from the Barmer Police read.

"The relatives of the deceased made these demands during the funeral to protest the incident. That was when this speech was given by one of the relatives. At that time action was taken as per the rules," the tweets by Barmer Police stated.

"Public is hereby requested not to share such false news on social media," the message from the Karnataka police said.